Saffron Skies

2005 International Book of the Month
 
In this glittering family saga, Amber Sall has been raised in a world of wealth and privilege by her powerbroker father, Max Sall. Smart, shrewd, and determined to achieve, whatever the cost, Amber Jet-sets around the globe, more like Max than shall ever know, finding support in her best friends, Becky and Madeline, whose own lives are spiraling out of control. Paola, Amber's half sister, groomed by her mother to succeed where she failed - getting to getting a man to marry her -  is determined to receive anything amber has, anyway she can. Amber and Paola's father, Max is rich, utterly ruthless, and a man without a past -  is married to Angela, a socialite debutante who fell in love with him back when he was still an enigmatic, handsome chauffeur. Angela broke her parents heart when she married Max, and has come to rely on alcohol to cope with his infidelity. And Francesca, Max's longtime mistress, once a glamorous Alitalia Airline stewardess, sees in Angela's husband her ticket out of the Italian provinces.
 
Moving Effortlessly across five decades and several continents, saffron skies is a magnificent story of sisters, friends, families, and love from Leslie Lococo an outstanding new voice in women's fiction.